FMValentyn Hulka
UKR · FIDE ID 34107061 · 256 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2302
#106 in UKR (active)
Rapid
2356
#76 in UKR (active)
Blitz
2399
#58 in UKR (active)
Score
49%
81 W · 91 D · 84 L
Opp. avg
2254
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-08-17
Ukrainian Chess Stars Cup - 2 stage | Rapid | Open
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 42% of games (scores 54%), otherwise 1.e4 (30%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 55 of 70 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 47%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 28 of 40 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 54%.
- Weak spot: Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Classical Defense Deferred as Black, only 10% in 5 games.
- By opponent strength: 32% against higher-rated players, 70% against lower-rated.
- Drawish: 36% of games end in a draw.
Based on 256 over-the-board games (53 rapid · 40 classical · 14 blitz). 121 with White (53%), 135 with Black (46%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 51 | 54% |
| 1.e4 | 36 | 50% |
| 1.c4 | 17 | 59% |
| 1.Nc3 | 12 | 46% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat Variation | 10 | 60% |
| Catalan Opening: Closed | 7 | 64% |
| Sicilian Defense: French Variation | 7 | 36% |
| Van Geet Opening | 6 | 50% |
| Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian | 4 | 88% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (70 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 55 | 47% |
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 15 | 33% |
Against 1.d4 (40 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 28 | 54% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 12 | 33% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation | 12 | 25% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | 9 | 44% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Janowski Variation | 7 | 57% |
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack | 7 | 50% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined | 6 | 58% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-17 | Volodymyr Vetoshko (2459) Ukrainian Chess Stars Cup - 2 stage | Rapid | Open · rapid | ½ |
| 2026-08-17 | Kyryl Tretyak (2126) Ukrainian Chess Stars Cup - 2 stage | Rapid | Open · rapid | W |
| 2026-08-17 | Martyn Kravtsiv (2641) Ukrainian Chess Stars Cup - 2 stage | Rapid | Open · rapid | L |
| 2026-08-17 | Yaroslav Ship (2145) Ukrainian Chess Stars Cup - 2 stage | Rapid | Open · rapid | W |
| 2026-08-17 | Bohdan Lozynskyi (2250) Ukrainian Chess Stars Cup - 2 stage | Rapid | Open · rapid | W |
| 2026-08-17 | Stanislav Bondarenko (2130) Ukrainian Chess Stars Cup - 2 stage | Rapid | Open · rapid | W |
| 2026-08-17 | Svyatoslav Voloshchuk (2108) Ukrainian Chess Stars Cup - 2 stage | Rapid | Women · rapid | W |
| 2026-08-17 | Ivan Paryokha (2054) Ukrainian Chess Stars Cup - 2 stage | Rapid | Open · rapid | ½ |
| 2026-08-17 | Semen Velychko (1907) Ukrainian Chess Stars Cup - 2 stage | Rapid | Open · rapid | W |
| 2026-08-16 | Danilo Shriba (2027) Ukrainian Chess Stars Cup - 2 stage | Blitz | Open · blitz | ½ |
Data: FIDE rating list (October 2026 list; national ranks count active players) and tournament games broadcast on Lichess since 2020 (open data, CC0). Results are matched to FIDE players by name or FIDE ID and may be incomplete. This page shows public chess results only. Is this you and you want the page removed? Email chessmoose1@gmail.com and we remove it.